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at war

at war prepositional phrase: fighting in a war.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (literal, typically with with or against) Fighting in a war.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with).
    • The decision to separate a child from their parents is at war with our values.
    Synonyms:
    at odds

Synonyms of at war

Questions about at war

What does at war mean?
At war means fighting in a war.
What part of speech is at war?
At war is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at war in the dictionary

  1. at turns
  2. at twice
  3. at unawares
  4. at variance
  5. at very least
  6. at war
  7. at will
  8. at will employment
  9. at work
  10. at worst
  11. at your service

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